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9 maltatoday | SUNDAY • 17 OCTOBER 2021 ART New insights on northern paintings at MUŻA in Heritage Malta masterclass A Heritage Malta master- class providing new insights on Northern European artworks in the MUŻA collection will be delivered by Krystle Attard Trevisan on Wednesday 20th October at MUŻA. Entitled 'Art Up Close: New Insights on Northern European artworks in the MUŻA collec- tion – the 17th century Nether- landish works', the masterclass will focus on paintings which are less known, less studied and perhaps less appreciated, but which nonetheless are in- creasingly attracting attention. The Flemish paintings at MUŻA have received scholarly attention, including the works by Matthias Stom, Theodoor van Thulden and the circle of Van Dyck. The Netherlandish works, which speak a noticea- bly different artistic language, have so far been largely over- looked. While the MUŻA col- lection does not hold Nether- landish works by great masters such as Rembrandt and Ver- meer, it does have works which represent the different styles of painting of the period and which deserve to be under- stood and known. In recent months, research has been conducted on these Netherlandish paintings, al- though much more work re- mains to be done. Both secure authorships and attributions have been assigned to anony- mous works, while others have been reinterpreted in their proper context. Some paint- ings are by little-known artists whose works are very rare. In a small section of the museum, Dutch and Flemish works have been hung, while others have been placed in different con- texts in other galleries. Following the presentation by Ms Attard Trevisan, attendees will also be treated to an exclu- sive tour to see these works and discuss them in their historical and artistic context as well as their context within the dis- plays at MUŻA. All attendees must wear a face mask and respect social dis- tancing measures. The one-hour masterclass will start at 18.30. Admission is free of charge, but reserva- tion is required either at any Heritage Malta museums or site, or by sending an email on info@heritagemalta.org.